TUCSON, Ariz.San Francisco broke a 10-10 tie with a six-run eighth inning
en route to a 16-10 victory to salvage the final game of its series at
Arizona Sunday afternoon.
San Francisco improved to 1-3 with the win, while the Cats fell to 4-2.
Junior left fielder Danny Trumble led the Dons at the plate, going 3-for-4
with three runs and two RBI. Sophomore first baseman Jesse Foppert doubled,
homered and drove in three. Senior second baseman Tony Hurtado was hit by a
pitch twice, giving him 70 for his career, breaking the NCAA record of 68,
previously shared by Clay Schwartz of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Arizona broke its school record for hit batsman in a single game as Wildcat
pitchers tagged six San Francisco hitters.
Offensively for the Cats, junior designated hitter Ryan O'Donnell went 3-4
with three runs and three RBI, including his first career home run.
Senior right-hander Mike Meyer (0-1) took the loss for the Cats, allowing
all six runs in the eighth. Junior righty Jesse Mena (1-0) earned the
victory, shutting out Arizona on two hits over 2.2 innings.
Arizona returns to action Monday when it plays host to BYU in the first
game of a two-contest series at 3 p.m. at Sancet Field.
San Francisco 031 500 160 - 16 17 4
#19 Arizona 204 202 000 - 10 12 4
Herbert, Herrick (4), Mena (6), Bowman (9) and Lopez; Pemble, Schulz (3),
Duarte (4), Meyer (8), Burns (9) and Cunningham and Riley (7). W-Mena
(1-0). L-Meyer (0-1). HrsUSF: Foppert (1). UAO'Donnell (1).
